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OverviewThe first detailed contextual study of chamber music in Beethoven's Vienna, at a time when the string quartet reigned supreme among the different chamber genres This book is the first detailed contextual study of string quartets in Beethoven's Vienna, at a time when that genre reigned supreme among the different chamber genres. Focusing on a key transition period in the early nineteenth century, which bore witness to fundamental shifts in the 'private' sphere of music-making, it explores the 'cultivation' of string quartets by composers, critics, listeners, performers, publishers and patrons. The book highlights these parties' interactions, ideas and ideals, which were central to defining the unique cultures of chamber music arising at this time. We gain fresh insights into publishing and marketing, performance venues and practices, review culture, listening theories and practices, and composition in early nineteenth-century Vienna. Until now, the unique theatricality of chamber music, and the 'social' nature of its discourse, has been poorly appreciated. Cultivating String Quartets in Beethoven's Vienna addresses this misconception and enriches our understanding of this crucial period of change, in which concert life began and previously 'private' music was moved out onto the stage. NANCY NOVEMBER is Associate Professor in Musicology at the University of Auckland. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Nancy NovemberPublisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd Imprint: The Boydell Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.001kg ISBN: 9781783272327ISBN 10: 1783272325 Pages: 268 Publication Date: 20 October 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Professional & Vocational , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction Defining Chamber Music in the Early Nineteenth Century Celebrating Haydn, Cultivating Opera Selling String Quartets in Beethoven's Vienna Locating String Quartets in Beethoven's Vienna Early Nineteenth-Century Performance and Criticism Sociability, Showmanship, and Study: 'Quartet Friends' The String Quartet and the Listener Schubert's Song, Beethoven's Theatricality Epilogue: Constructing 'Viennese Chamber Music' BibliographyReviewsNovember's study of earlier nineteenth-century Vienna shows us above all a richly varied, often uncategorisable, musical and social culture founded to a significant degree on sheer pleasure, combining the sensual, the sociable, and the intellectual. It has much to offer musicologists, performers, and Liebhaber und Liebkenner. BRIO Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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